Yes there was fraud. But the question is how do you get funds to these people in need in a timely manner? Some of the shysters will be caught but many more won't be thus millions of dollars wasted. So something needs to be done to help those that do qualify in some sort of timely manner, imo.
you don't give "cash" to people period.
Most business you have to fill out an expense report with receipt before funds are reimburse
Not sure if something like this can be done in cases like a disaster ... but all the red tape is because of the fraud that goes on